Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers
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| author | Francie Lund |
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| contents | Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers Francie Lund This article examines care-worker hierarchies in South Africa, notably since the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the structural changes it has brought. The nurses, social workers, home-based care workers and volunteers are mostly women, of varying racial, socio-economic, demographic and educational backgrounds; they work in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Recent changes in care provision have brought improved earnings for some, but the “care penalty” remains, and task-shifting because of the epidemic has been mostly downwards, increasing the burden onthe lowest paid – or even unpaid – in the worst working conditions, thus increasing inequality between women. 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00100.x DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00100.x publication.journalArticle |
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| institution | Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | International Labour Organization |
| spellingShingle | Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers Francie Lund Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers Francie Lund This article examines care-worker hierarchies in South Africa, notably since the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the structural changes it has brought. The nurses, social workers, home-based care workers and volunteers are mostly women, of varying racial, socio-economic, demographic and educational backgrounds; they work in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Recent changes in care provision have brought improved earnings for some, but the “care penalty” remains, and task-shifting because of the epidemic has been mostly downwards, increasing the burden onthe lowest paid – or even unpaid – in the worst working conditions, thus increasing inequality between women. 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00100.x DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00100.x publication.journalArticle |
| title | Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Hierarchies-of-care-work-in-South/995219482002676 |